大唐內典錄 10.41

10.41

Furthermore, the monk Shi Shengsheng of Shu commandery, upon entering the monastic order, was regarded as the abbot of Sanxian Monastery in Shu on account of his ascetic practices. He recited the Saddharmapuṇḍarīka-sūtra and practiced meditation. Once, when he was reciting the sūtra in the mountains, a tiger crouched in front of him and only departed when he had finished the roll. Whenever he chanted it, he always saw four persons flanking him as attendants. Although he grew frail with old age, his diligence was even more strenuous, and he ultimately completed his vocation.